Tag: Sebring

• Peugeots power to Sebring 1-2

  March 22nd, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 4 Comments
  

  The pair of factory Peugeots ran away with Saturday’s 58th Sebring 12 Hours, completing a 1-2 sweep three laps ahead of the lone Gulf/Aston Martin. The winning Peugeot 908HDI was driven by Alex Wurz/Marc Gené/Anthony Davidson, who beat team-mates Sébastien Bourdais/Nicolas Minassian/Pedro Lamy across the line by 13.8 seconds. It… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, Sportscars

  Tags: Adrian Fernandez, Alex Wurz, Anthony Davidson, Aston Martin, David Brabham, Dr Wolfgang Ulrich, Greg Pickett, Harold Primat, Klaus Graf, Marc Gene, Marino Franchitti, Nicolas Minassian, Pedro Lamy, Peugeot, Porsche, Sascha Maassen, Sebastien Bourdais, Sebring, Simon Pagenaud, Stefan Mucke

• Andretti and Redman for the next Motor Sport audio podcast

  January 27th, 2010 | Ed Foster | 13 Comments
  

  Just as we were getting prepared to have Mario Andretti as our next podcast guest a call came through saying that Brian Redman also wanted to join us.

  There’s no point in going over Redman’s career here as I am sure you’re all perfectly familiar with it. However, the 12… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, Personalities

  Tags: Brian Redman, Mario Andretti, Nigel Roebuck, Sebring, Targa Florio

• Fernando never had this trouble…

  March 25th, 2009 | Rob Widdows | 24 Comments
  

  Like a bird on the back of a buffalo, I am watching my little world move around me.
  Life can be like baseball, or perhaps that should be cricket where I come from. You take what is thrown at you. And just when you think you’re on a home run…… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Formula 1, Miscellaneous

  Tags: Audi, Jerez, Kazuki Nakajima, Le Mans, Melbourne, Renault, Sebring

• Potholes and parties at Sebring

  March 17th, 2009 | Gordon Kirby | 2 Comments
  

  Saturday’s 57th Sebring 12 Hours kicks off this year’s American Le Mans Series, and an interesting race it will be with Audi and Peugeot staging a full dress rehearsal for Le Mans. Two of Audi’s new R15s will take on a pair of Peugeot’s 908s, and the race winner should… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Sportscars

  Tags: Acura, Audi, Dario Franchitti, David Brabham, Gil de Ferran, Nick Wirth, Peugeot, Scott Dixon, Scott Sharp, Sebring, Simon Pagenaud

• A Porsche Revival at Sebring

  March 21st, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 2 Comments
  

  Ah Sebring! A famously old WWII airfield in the middle of central Florida is the home of America’s most enduring road race. First run in 1952, the Sebring 12 Hours is one of the roughest, toughest races of the modern age. There’s nothing contemporary about the track or its facilities… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Sportscars

  Tags: ALMS, Audi, Daytona 500, endurance, Le Mans, LMP2, Penske, Porsche, Sebring, Track

• A chink in the armour

  March 19th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 6 Comments
  

  The men from Ingolstadt were in sombre mood at the end of the 2008 Sebring 12 Hours. For the first time this century they failed to win. Worse still, it was the men from Stuttgart who were first to reach the chequered flag. It could have been worse, it could… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, Other reports, Sportscars

  Tags: Allan McNish, Audi, Derek Bell, Engineer, IMSA, Le Mans, Marco Werner, Mechanic, Penske, Peugeot, Porsche, Rinaldo Capello, Roger Penske, Sebring, TDi, Turbo, Wolfgang Ullrich

• Audi v Peugeot – the gloves are off

  March 12th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 2 Comments
  

  (1971 Le Mans 24 Hours, Pedro Rodriguez & Jackie Oliver (Porsche 917 LH) leads Gerard Larrousse & Vic Elford (Porsche 917 LH), Mark Donohue & David Hobbs (Ferrari 512M), and Jo Siffert & Derek Bell (Porsche 917 LH))
  Do you remember the great days of Les Vingt-Quatre Heures du Mans?… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Historic Racing, Sportscars

  Tags: Allan McNish, Audi, BBC, endurance, Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar, JCB Dieselmax, Le Mans, Manufacturer, Matra, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Phil Hill, Porsche, Renault, Sebring, Steve McQueen, TDi

• Who’s Franck Perera?

  February 8th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
  

  In Champ Car testing at Sebring last weekend, 23-year old Frenchman Franck Perera showed he will be a man to watch this year. Driving one of Eric Bachelart’s Conquest Racing cars, Champ Car rookie Perera set the pace and yesterday Bachelart announced that Perera will lead his team this year.… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Personalities

  Tags: Elkhart Lake, Engineer, Eric Bachelart, Franck Perera, Haas, Long Beach, Mazda, Panoz-Cosworth, Raphael Matos, Sebring, Toyota